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Straw Bale Gardening

By Tiffany 8 Comments

If you have enough space for a bale of straw, then you have enough space for a garden. Growing vegetables in a straw bale is easy, fun and a good way to inspire kids to start gardening. A straw bale acts much like a raised bed, you just plant directly in the bale. It is a great gardening method to use in areas that have poor soil, or if your dwelling has minimal outdoor space. Use these tips to grow your own straw bale garden. Location Any flat surface that receives at least 6 hours of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Budget, cheap, Compost Tea, composting, conditioning, Fertilizer, Hay Bale, instructions, Microorganisms, Nutrients, organic fertilizer, organic straw, planting, Soil, straw bales gardening, Weeds

How to Take Care of Yourself During the Winter Months

By Tiffany 16 Comments

This is the time of year when people start getting gung ho about their goals for the new year. For many those goals will include goals to lose weight or generally improve their fitness levels and 'change' their body. Sadly it is also the time when our bodies are naturally the most resistant to changes such as these. Why??? Because they are programmed that way! During the winter months we naturally want to hybernate more, sleep more, and stay warm and cozy. The body doesn't like to lose body … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Healing Tagged With: bone broth, Diet, Fitness, gelatin, Health, Lose Weight, Nutrients, seasonal, Sleep, supplement, vitamins, warming foods, water, Wellness, winter, winter foods, winter health

5 Nutrients That You Might Be Missing Out On

By Tiffany 2 Comments

In real food circles you will hear all sorts of varying opinions about supplementation. Some claim that if your diet is healthy enough you will never need to supplement. Others (like myself) feel that supplements can close some nutritional gaps and fix deficiencies and are therefore beneficial. I think the key thing to remember is that supplementing with various vitamins and minerals does not excuse us from trying to eat as healthy and as nourishing as possible. It merely gives us an edge in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy Eating Tagged With: American Diet, Dairy Products, Farming Practices, Flexible Muscles, Food Circles, Leafy Greens, Magazine Ads, Magnesium Deficiency, Milk Dairy, Nutrient Dense Foods, Nutrients, Nutritional Deficiencies, Nutritional Gaps, Nutritional Supplementation, Nuts And Seeds, Peas And Carrots, Real Food, Spinach, Strength Training, Vitamins And Minerals

The Slow Movement: What Exactly Is It?

By Tiffany 14 Comments

To understand what the slow movement is and what it could mean in our lives, we first need to take a look at what life is currently like for most of us today. We have schedules that are generally jam-packed full of things to do ranging from work, to errands, to chauffeuring kids to after school activities. Often times our schedules are so full during the week that it is often hard for some of us to plan meals and cook a decent dinner… which of course can mean purchasing take-out foods several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Healing Tagged With: Advocates, Artisan, Cultures, Fast Food, Food Culture, Food Fans, Health And Wellness, Health Wellness, Heritages, Lifestyle, Local Markets, Mindful Eating, Nutrients, Priorities, Proper Nutrition, Relish, Several Times, Slow Food, Slow Travel, Travelers, Vacations

Thrive Foods

By Tiffany 3 Comments

If you have ever embraced a plant based or raw foods diet then you have likely heard of Brendan Brazier.  He is an Ironman Triathlete who also happens to be vegan. I have read about him in various raw foods books since he is quite the fan of raw foods but mostly I knew of him from his product Vega, which I have used in smoothies. Even if you are not raw it is beneficial IMO to look to raw supplement powders because they always tend to be made from whole, organic, healthy foods that are as close … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Athletic Training, Beneficial, Best Books, Brendan Brazier, Building Blocks, Cells, Desired Results, Healthy Foods, Imo, Ironman Triathlete, Local Library, Mass Quantities, Nutrients, Nutritional Stress, Raw Foods Diet, Regeneration, Smoothies, Vega, Vegetarian Diet, Veggie Diet

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My name is Tiffany and I am a flower farmer and urban homesteader in Central Ohio with my husband, three children, and assorted furry friends. When I am not blogging I am usually thrift store shopping, gardening, wildcrafting and food foraging, or otherwise enjoying nature. Enjoy! Read More…

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